It's been nice weather, so many PBR book clubbers are reading our latest book, Telegraph Avenue, on front porches. The cover art shows a vinyl record with chapter titles that look like song titles. I had high hopes for the coolness of this book when reading the beginning pages where the setting is a local record store specializing in vintage vinyl. How would this store compare to LFK's own record store the Love Garden, with its cats and old Pizza Hut sign? Or Nick Spacek's engaging talk about his love of record collecting at Nerd Nite? Disappointingly, the book doesn't explore the record business or record collecting to its potential. The book's record store, Brokeland, is more a vehicle for male banter and reflection as people loiter in the store.

It makes sense that Brokeland eventually turns to a more financially responsible decision of exclusive online selling of records. Although national record sales are up, many collectors are buying records online though forums and other online sites. According to a recent report from eBay, people sell more than three million vinyl records each year on eBay. Some online sites have steady sales of collectible records that are worth thousands of dollars.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy

Autographed by Lennon five hours before he was shot, sold for $150,000